Ghost Whisperer

Melinda is frighteningly contacted by the spirit of an artist who was hanged for murder. He is tortured with his final moments over and over. He demands Melinda to convince his financially-strapped daughter that he has important information to communicate to her. The ghost paints a distinctive canvas with his signature nautilus design to help Melinda convince his daughter that her message is genuine, but she is not easily convinced.

The dead artist's work is all in the hands of a shifty art dealer, having moved into his hands as bartered payment for the artist's failed legal defense. When the artist is featured in an installation dedicated to macabre death and torture rather than an artistic tribute, the daughter flies into a rage and demands the return of the singular canvas to which she has complete claim; the artist's self portait painted in jail and given to her just prior to his execution.

Through cryptic clues and old memories, the painting reveals a secret that reverses the girl's financial strife and forces the dead man's works back into her hands. With this and other critical secrets communicated, the executed man's spirit is able to cross over.

A side-plot involves Melinda's husband. When a woman falls unconscious on the town square, he provides CPR until an emergency team arrives. At first grateful, the woman files a claim citing he was unnecessarily rough and injured her further. As Jim was off duty, he must defend himself personally rather than as an employee of the county, facing a potentially devastating financial and career-ending challenge. Melinda's gift provides a way out of the dilemma when she is visited by a hospital ghost with inside information.